Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council (20 005 381)

Statement Upheld Fostering 08-Apr-2021

Summary: Mrs X complained the Council inappropriately placed children with complex needs into her and her husband’s foster care without providing the appropriate support or financial payment. We find the Council was not at fault in how it matched children to Mr and Mrs X’s care. However, we find the Council was at fault for delays in it holding and finalising their fostering review which delayed their opportunity to apply to be level four carers. The Council has agreed to increase the financial remedy already offered to reflect those delays.

London Borough of Croydon (20 011 668)

Statement Closed after initial enquiries Fostering 31-Mar-2021

Summary: We will not investigate Mr X’s complaint that the Council should not have deregistered him as a foster carer or remove a child from his care. It is unlikely we would find the Council’s fault caused the injustice Mr X claims.